[TR] Rear Shock Oil alternatives

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Dave Connitt wrote:
> To all, 
> I am at the point on my rebuild that I need to fill up the rear shocks with 
> oil. Does anybody have any experience experimenting with different 
> brands/types/viscosities of oil in the lever shocks on a TR4A? ...Also, how much do I put 
> in each shock? Fill it to the top or what? 

Dave, when I rebuilt my 3A, I tested the shocks, found them fine, and replaced the 45 year old fluid with Harley Davidson Hydraulic Fork Oil Type "B."  You can buy it from any harley shop in a pint bottle.  It took about half the bottle to do the job.  Cost was about $10 as I recall.

Terry Smith '59 TR3A  TS 58667
New Hampshire